Pokhrel receives Dharanidhar Honour

Biratnagar, Feb. 7 (RSS): On the occasion of the 11th birthday anniversary of poet Dharanidhar Koirala, Royal Nepal Academy and Biratnagar, Sub-metropolis jointly organised a competitive poetry symposium here yesterday.

On the occasion linguist and professor Balkrishna Pokhrel was felicitated with the Dharanidhar Honour-2058 for his more than five and half decades of invaluable contribution to Nepali literature.

Member-secretary of the Royal Nepal Academy (RNA) Dr. Tulsi Bhattarai said that the late Dharanidhar Koirala was a international personality and an experienced writer of textbooks.

On the occasion professor Pokhrel said the honour provided to him will inspire him to work more actively.

Critic Dr. Narendra Chapagain said that late Dharanidhar Koirala had made invaluable contribution to safeguard Nepali language and literature.

In the competitive poetry symposium participated in by 24 youths, Seema Ahbhash, Parsuram Ojha and Min Kumar Nabodit Shrestha received the first, second and third prizes respectively while Manju Sharma and Bharudas Surana received the consolation prizes.

Likewise, Pramod Khatiwada, Asha Koirala and Sapna Maharjan received first, second and third prizes respectively in the children competitive poetry symposium while Krishna Prasad Dhungana won the consolation prize.

At the poetry symposium chaired by chairman of the Dharanidhar Award Academy Krishna Raj Koirala, academy members Shanker Subedi "Utsa" and Amrit Lal Shrestha had delivered the welcome speech and given an introduction of recipient of the Dharanidhar Honour-2058.

On the occasion singer J.B. Tuhure and poets Mahesh Marseli, Toya Gautam and Achyut Ghimire had presented songs and poems.

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